Steel Wire Rod: Commerce Issues AD Duty Final Determinations for South Africa, Ukraine
The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on carbon and alloy steel wire rod from South Africa (A-791-823) and Ukraine (A-823-816).
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The next step is for the International Trade Commission to make its final injury determination, currently scheduled for Feb.22. If the ITC finds injury, Commerce will issue an AD duty order and duties will be made permanent. If the ITC finds no injury, the investigation will be terminated and all cash deposits will be refunded.
Commerce is also set to issue AD duty orders on steel wire rod from Russia, Belarus and the United Arab Emirates (see 1712210023), and has imposed antidumping and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements in connection with ongoing AD/CV duty investigations on steel wire rod from Italy, Spain, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Turkey (see 1710300025).
Critical Circumstances for South Africa, Cash Deposits Retroactive 90 Days
Commerce continued to find that all exporters of subject merchandise in South Africa increased their exports to the U.S. in the months before the preliminary determination, in an attempt to get in as much product as possible before the imposition of cash deposit requirements. The agency will continue to order retroactive suspension of liquidation and require AD duty cash deposits for subject merchandise from these companies to 90 days before the preliminary determination, i.e., Aug. 2. Subject merchandise from Ukraine is still subject to AD duty suspension of liquidation beginning on Oct. 31.
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after the dates listed in the tables below, and require cash deposits at the following rates:
South Africa
| Exporter/Producer | AD Rate | Sus. Liq. |
|---|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited, Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (also known as Scaw Metals Group), and Consolidated Wire Industries | 142.26% (unchanged) | 08/02/17 |
| All Others | 135.46% (unchanged) | 08/02/17 |
Ukraine
| Exporter | AD Rate | Sus. Liq. |
|---|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal Steel Kryvyi Rih | 44.03% (unchanged) | 10/31/17 |
| Public Joint Stock Company Yenakiieve Iron And Steel Works | 44.03% (unchanged) | 10/31/17 |
| All others | 34.98% (unchanged) | 10/31/17 |
(The period of investigation is 01/01/16 - 12/31/16. See Commerce’s notice for more information, including the scope of the investigation (unchanged), detailed instructions on cash deposit rates, etc. See 1710300025 for a summary of the preliminary determination of this investigation.)
(Federal Register 01/16/18)